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Observer Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips
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VOLUME 7, NO. 30
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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022
DeSantis: Creative culture Reedy Creek change won’t raise taxes
Nehrling Gardens hosts 2022 Art Stroll. PHOTOS ON 10.
Heidi Immler has a framed poster from her first movie, ‘No Vacancy,’ displayed in her family’s home studio. There, she and her siblings, record their auditions.
The governor said more legislation will come soon regarding Disney. SEE PAGE 2.
YOUR TOWN HABITAT TO HOST WOMEN BUILD DAY SATURDAY West Orange-area women will be donning hardhats and swinging hammers for West Orange Habitat for Humanity this weekend. The organization’s National Women Build Day will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, with a ceremony to be held at 12:30 p.m. This year, the build will take place at four of the newest Habitat homes on Criswell Court in East Winter Garden. Habitat Homeowner Partners will be present to help work on their homes and speak at the event. National Women Build is an annual event across the country with the national Habitat’s Women Build program that invites women to raise funds and devote at least one day to build. For more information, visit westorangehabitat.org or call (407) 809-4411.
PLANT STREET MARKET GROWING Bruno’s Oysters by Chef Bruno Fonseca, Norikase Hand Rolls, and Bento Sushi and Poke all will be opening this summer at Plant Street Market. Fonseca is known for his cooking talents at the Foreigner, an intimate chef’s tasting concept which is set to open in Audubon Park in the fall. The oyster venue will open inside Crooked Can Brewing Company’s Barrel Room and will offer Florida oysters from Sublime Oyster Supply as well as east and west coast varieties. Norikase Hand Rolls will model a more laid-back version of Jacksonville’s restaurant Norikase. The eatery will feature fish from Japan, as well as other dishes such as bluefin toro, California uni and Hokkaido scallops. Bento Sushi and Poke will take over the stall previously occupied by Jodo Sushi, and offer sushi rolls and poke bowls. This new concept is the third from the creators behind Bento Asian Kitchen and Sushi.
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THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR HOPE Southwest Orange resident Heidi Immler, 7, makes her silver-screen debut in “No Vacancy,” which stars Sean Young, Dean Cain and T.C. Stallings. STORY ON PAGE 4.
HEROES AMONG US Ocoee Fire Department invited families to an open house last weekend. Kids loved taking turns spraying the water hose. SEE PAGE 7.
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Heidi Immler, center, with co-stars Sean Young, left, and Gwyneviere Ray, who plays Immler’s sister in the film.
When will the county consider the Bird Island ordinance? The short answer? No one knows. And that has left Windermere leaders and residents unsatisfied. SEE PAGE 6.